/*
 * Copyright:  2018 smarabbit studio.
 *
 *  Licensed under the Confluent Community License; you may not use this file
 *  except in compliance with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *  http://www.confluent.io/confluent-community-license
 *
 *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
 *  WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
 *  specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 *
 *  @作   者： 黄开晖 (117227773@qq.com)
 *  @日   期:  2021年5月23日
 */
package com.massyframework.beanskin.service.metadata;

import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;

/**
 * @author huangkh
 *
 */
public interface Metadata<T> {

    /**
     * 名称
     * @return {@link String}
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * 元数据对应原始对象
     * @return {@link T}
     */
    T getOriginal();

    /**
     * 查找注解类型为<code>annoType</code>的任意实例
     * @param annoType 注解类型
     * @return {@link A}, 返回null表示未发现指定类型的注解
     */
    <A extends Annotation> A findAnnotation(Class<A> annoType);

    /**
     * 查找注解类型为<code>annoType</code>的所有实例
     * @param annoType 注解类型
     * @return {@link A}数组
     */
    <A extends Annotation> A[] findAnnotations(Class<A> annoType);
}
